Monday, December 12, 2011

The Declaration Montreal: Access to pain management is a fundamental human right is the title of a recent article in the prestigious journal PAIN (2011, 152, p. 2673) by Doctors Cousins and Lynch.

This article includes the Declaration of Montreal, created at the International Pain Summit of the International Society for the Study of Pain (IASP). Eighty-four countries supported this most basic of human rights.

This essence of this declaration is that health care providers, governments and health care organizations are obligated to provide adequate treatment and management of pain, even when it is difficult to diagnose the actual cause of the pain.

The Summit leaders also recognized that chronic pain, with or without diagnosis is highly stigmatized - and that all levels of health care should work to reduce this stigma.

Thank you to the IASP for their continuing dedication to the millions of people who live, all over the world, each day in pain.

Unbelievable Pain Control: How to Heal and Recover from Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia

Michael MacDonald

About Me

Michael MacDonald, Ph.D. is a psychologist and has devoted his career to helping
people with severe and disabling forms of chronic pain and fibromyalgia.He is well-known for his caring approach,
his deep understanding of how chronic pain affects people’s lives and for his
work as an expert witness in court.

Currently, Dr. MacDonald runs a private practice group with his wife. Their group has been fortunate to have been able to help thousands of patients over the past 20+ years. Over 90% of their patients suffer from long-term pain caused by car or work accidents.

Please visit his new website, www.UnbelievablePainControl.com for detailed information about healing and recovery from chronic pain and fibromyalgia. More biographical information is available from this website.